STRIKGOPIDiE. STEATOKSITHID^. 23 



3. Austvalia. Crowley Bequest. 



'3. Queensland, Australia. Gould Coll. 



2. Tasmania. Crowley Bequest. 



Family STRINGOPID^. 



Genus STRINGOPS, Oray. 

 Stringops habroptilus, Gray. 



Stringops habroptilus, Potts, Trans. Neio Zeal. Inst.' iii. p. 90 (1870) ; 

 Bidler, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 176 (1888); Salvadori, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. xx. p. 699 (1891) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 41 (1900). 



The eggs of the Owl-Parrot are of a pointed oval shape, rather 

 coarse in texture, and slightly glossy. Three specimens measure 

 respectively : 1-95 by 1-45; 1-95 by 1-42; 1-9 by 1-46. 



1. New Zealand. Old Collection. 



1. New Zealand. Capt. Stokes, E.N. [P.]. 



1. New Zealand, Feb. Dr. Lyall [P.]. 



1. New Zealand {Field Coll.). ' Crowley Bequest. 



Order C OR AC 1 1 FO E MES. 



Sub-Order STEATORNITHES. 



Family STEATORNITHID^. 

 Genus STEATORNIS, Humboldt. 



Steatornis caripensis, Humboldt. 



Steatornis caripensis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xlii. fig. 24 (1845- 

 54) ; 8d. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 73 ; Koenig- Warth. J.f. O. 1868, p. 384 ; 

 Rartert, Cat. Birds B. M. xvi. p. 653 (1892) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 158 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 42 (1900). 



The eggs of the Guacharo in the Collection vary in shape, some 

 being of a pointed oval, others of a blunt oval, and one specimen 

 of a spheroidal form. The shell is plain white, coarse in 

 texture, and devoid of gloss. They measure from 1'5 to 1"7 in 

 length, and from 1-23 to 1"27 in breadth. 



2. South America. Old Collection. 



1. Bogota, Grenada (ff. CVowWer)i. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Bogota. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Island of Hueros, Trinidad, Crowley Bequest,- 



